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Late Thursday afternoon, the meeting was still going on, with testimony from the superintendent of schools.

The first three hours of that meeting were spent on DHEC Director Catherine Templeton.

Senators grilled her, asking questions about the TB outbreak which began in March.

Testing didn't happen for months, and ultimately three nurses lost their jobs. They are now suing DHEC.

Those nurses were at the meeting. There were also three or four people who drove in from Greenwood.

The senate committee chairman made the comment that 10 percent of the meeting so far has been spent on tuberculosis, and 90 percent was spent on Templeton.

During the meeting, Templeton made the comment that DHEC doesn't have the money to competitively attract the best staff, and one senator said that needs to be a focus.

Also, DHEC's director said Ninety Six Primary School is safe for students and staff to return at the start of the school year. Templeton said she would even go eat lunch in the cafeteria there to prove it.